Scotland is the home of a great deal of good ideas, where models of social and economic innovation have been pioneered throughout its history.
Learning how to make the most of social capital and assets can generate massive ‘real’ economy wealth, reducing the dependency on money and financial investment, is important today more than ever - we need to maximise the value of all available resources.
TEDx Edinburgh, the first of this kind to be held in Scotland, aims to identify significant (however small) contemporary examples of such innovative models, and hopes to trigger further cohesion around local communities interested in open innovation and change.
The programme will consist of a mixture of videos from TED.com and short talks from local speakers including :
• David Erdal, an Oxford graduate who earned his doctorate in the Psychology of Sharing, and in 2008 published the book by Penguin entitled Local Heroes, about the . employee buyout of Loch Fyne Oysters.
• Seb Jouan, Sound Engineer from Arup, will talk about sound and ‘auralization’
• Eva Schonveld, Transition Edinburgh will talk about the Transition model, which aims to help communities respond to the challenges of climate change and soaring energy costs, while creating higher quality of life
• Edward Hibbert will talk about how "Don't throw it away, give it away" is a simple, brilliant idea behind freecycle and freegle
Check out Programme updates as more talk outlines become available on the website www.tedxedinburgh.com
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading sustainably and without having to cost a fortune,
TEDxEdinburgh event is free, public, and streamed live without money exchanging hands, It is produced and delivered using mainly freely available technologies or sponsored services which have been made available at no cost. It aims to be run with low carbon footprint and minimal economic and environmental impact.
TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience where videos and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x=independently organized TED event. .
For more info live stream and real time updates check out the online page:
www.tedxedinburgh.com
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Contact TEDx Edinburgh via the website: Tedxedin@googlemail.com
(Or by Phone UK 07969553426)
TEDx Edinburgh, 26 November 2009, 3-6 pm
Informatics Forum 10 Crichton Street, Edinburgh
